Illaj Agro-Processing Limited offers quality range of products for consumers to promote a healthier future. Our Vision is to lead the transformation of the farm input system in West Africa. Our Mission is to continuously commercialize innovative agricultural technologies that will increase farmers’ yield, enhance nutrition and build livelihood through expertise, technology application and being a customer-centric farm inputs company.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Commodity Manager

Location: Kaduna
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objectives

• Analysis: Analyse and provide feedback on trade partner service delivery and performance levels in line with key performance indicators.
• Strategy: Develop commodities trading strategies to guide positions during market trends or economic conditions.
• Managing risk: Developing strategies to reduce risk and maximize efficiency when buying commodities. And escalate trades with potential risks to trade compliance and develop rectification measures.
• Pricing: Creating and managing pricing strategies. Also, assess supply and demand factors that affect trades and valuations.
• Contracts: Drafting proposals for contract management and negotiations.
• Supplier relations: Collaborating with suppliers to improve quality and performance and developing business communication with them.
• Training: Instructing and supporting trainees on commodity sourcing
• Quality: Supervising supply quality and feedback.
• Budgeting: Helping to keep projects within budget.
• Knowledge: Sharing extensive understanding of commodities, sales, and purchases with Management.
• Reporting: Prepare reports and presentations to management periodically.

Skills
Analytical:

• Able to determine trends and changes in demand, sales and pricing of goods.
• Correctly analyzing the economic factors and needs of theorganization.
• Ensures that the S/he works to acquire the proper goods inventory to maintain operations and budgets.

Negotiation:

• Negotiating vendor contracts.

Decision-making:

• Advises and oversees purchasing decisions.
• Possessing practical decision-making skills improves the ability to implement and evaluate purchasing options and maintain proper inventories and budgets.

Application Closing Date
22nd November, 2024.